Welcome to 2021! Which at this point is just a continuation of 2020. I don’t need to remind you of all the challenges we face, and that our beloved Tourism industry has been hit harder than most. But tough times don’t last; tough people do. And you are tough and ready to tackle whatever we […]
2021 Tourism Trends: Does anyone really know? Read More »
Do you work at an attraction and wonder how you can get your money’s worth from your partner DMO (Destination marketing organization) every year? Or are you in the DMO world and always looking for resources to share with your partners? Then read on! And if you missed the first part of the conversation,
Attractions: What your DMO wants you to know Read More »
I have worked at both a regional DMO ( Destination Markting Organization) as well as various attractions during my tourism career. I have seen how successful partnerships work, and drive visitation. But I have also seen relationships between DMOs and attractions that were civil, but with subtle turf wars over information and progress. By working
DMOs: What your attractions want you to know Read More »
The slim book ‘Who Moved my Cheese’ was first written in 1998. I had heard the phrase used before, but never read the book until about 10 years ago. One of my longtime readers, Margo DeRouchie from Pennslyvania’s Americana Region, took the time to write and suggest that Who Moved my Cheese was also a
Who moved our Cheese: Tourism Edition Read More »
Millennials are the youngest generation of independent consumers and have a NEED to travel. This generation makes less money, yet travel more. In this challenging time, millennials are forecasted to be the leaders in driving the road to recovery. Who is a Millennial? The term millennials are usually considered to apply to individuals who reached
Millennial Travelers & The Road to Recovery Read More »
Are you a Goal Setter? Do you have a list of what you want to accomplish, whether it is a Bucket list for travel, sales and business goals, or goals for your personal life? And how is that going this year? I spend time around my birthday every year setting goals for the following year.
Goal Setting in 2020 requires a new set of tools Read More »
Most of us in the tourism industry enjoy being around other people and look forward to the times we can see our friends and colleagues in person at trade shows, meetings or on sales calls. But in the time of Covid, we are being told to stay apart as much as possible. Many of us
Here’s a way to stay in touch while we are all apart💻😁 Read More »
We are starting to take our first tentative steps back to a “Next New Normal”. Some of you are in endless meetings trying to figure out what this might mean for your business, and some of you are waiting to be called back to work. There is a large group of my readers who are
Start using these words in your Post-Covid planning Read More »
I have been a follower of SKIFT since I first heard about them in 2012. I was a fangirl and got to meet founder Rafat Ali early on at a China Tourism program held in Flushing NY. Once I even took gifts to their new offices in NYC a few years back – I think
Here are some questions on the future of travel- and your homework Read More »
Talk about a blog post I never thought I would need to write! I have given up ‘batching my content’ and writing 5- 6 posts in advance to save time and effort. Our world is changing so rapidly that no topic or trend has stayed the same week to week. I just listened to a
People are getting laid off and let go – make sure you have a way to stay in touch Read More »
